The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-12-23
Impending split in the Republican
Party.

The esteemed Gdzstte does not alto
gather shut its eyes 20 the revolution
that is going on in its party at the
West IL cannot well do SO. for the
fact is indisputabls that President
Cleyeland's presentation of the tariff
and surplus questions, instead oT divld-
ing the Democatic party. as Republi-
cans predicted. seems to have driven
wedge in the Republican party in the
States west of Ohio. The Gazette saws /:
Even at the worst. two or three doubt
full States of Northwest could well he
spared If New York. New Jersey, Indi-
ana and Connecticut could be carried
on the protection issue. =" So there
must be something, after all, in the
Western revolt, that invites CecOnOiter-
ing elsewhere. Still the Gazette AYERS
there is no occasion to fear ''the loss OF
4 single Republican State"
Well that depends When we see
Republicans of Western States in cnp-
yention and through their most iDflneu-
tial Journals in accord with President
Cleveland-anG we are assured the fight
ing is TO he forced on this very issue-it
is not extravagant to look for something
in the nature of political revolution.
The leading Republican papers of
Illinois. Minnesota and Nebraska in
dorse the message, as we have hitherto
shown by extracts. The IOtCd State
Reqister, the leading Republican paper
in its State, saws that "Mr. Cleveland
will find that the Republican members
of Congress Will meet him half way in
! all fair and reasonable measures for the
reduction of the surplus and that
s'tbey are for reducing the tariff to
some extent The Indianapolis Jour
in
Indiana. expresses the hope that the
Republicans will prepare and present a
( revenue reform measure. and bluntly
| declares that 1.-THE party cannot content
| itself or the country simply with OppOsi-
/ tion." The Journal quotes Congress
man Browne. the oldest and shire widest
| Republican Congressman from Indiana,
/ as saying that ''the Republicans will
/ very generally supper: a bill placing
/ sugar, salt, lumber and in fact all of
| the plain neccessaries of life on the free
/ list. - The Cincinnati Commercial
! Gazette is constrained to admit that the
1 Presidents course will ''perhaps turn
! out cunning stTatagem. 1t says that
/ lit will not divide the Democratic par
/ ty'' that 'ir is not certain to hurt him
! in New York and most significant Of
/ all, that lit las a streak of help in the
] AlldI lBluh IL
/ time that the war tariff was reformed. -
Coming east We find the independent
/ Republican press of New York and
/ New England, and even some of the
/ regulation organs-such as The prOvi-
( dencs Journal and the Boston 1drer-
/ tiSer-if not in entire accord, as the
/ most of them are. heartily indOTsing
/ eSJentia! parts OF the policy laid down
/ in .he message as 10 avoiding "A surplus
/ by reducing taxation, and reducing il
/ Oh something else than whisky OF to
! bacco.
We should say the indications are
I strong for split in the Republican par.
( ty of far greater magnitude than any
| prior feud or division Mr.. Blaine will
be the candidate. and the revenue re-
/ form and tax reduction revolt against
him is likely 10 DO be far more po,en-
/ tial in 1SSS than the mugwump diver
/ sion in ISS4.-Pitsb,Tg Post.